Nabbie's Love

Nabbie's Love
Soundtrack cover art
Directed byYuji Nakae
Written byYuji Nakae
Produced byHiroshi Ishiya
StarringNaomi Nishida
Jun Murakami
Tomi Taira
Reiko Kaneshima
Rinshō Kadekaru
Misako Ôshiro
Ashley MacIsaac
Satoe Uza
CinematographyKenji Takama
Edited byRyuji Miyajima
Music byKenichiro Isoda
Michael Nyman
Distributed byOffice Shirous
Release date
  • December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Nabbie's Love (ナビィの恋, Nabi no koi) is a Japanese film written and directed by Yuji Nakae, released in 1999.[1] The story follows the character of Nanako (Naomi Nishida), who quits her job in Tokyo to return home to Okinawa.[1] The film is set on Aguni Island, where Nanako visits her grandmother, Nabbie Agarikinjo, played by Tomi Taira.

The film score is by Kenichiro Isoda, with two tracks by Michael Nyman, working separately. The film tied with Rituparno Ghosh's Bariwali for the Netpac Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Director Nakae won Best Director at the Japanese Professional Movie Awards, which also presented a Special Award to producer Shirō Sasaki. Naomi Nishida won the Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role of Nanako. Isoda won Best Film Score at Mainichi Film Concours. Nishida also won Best Supporting Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival, and Jun Murakami (as Fukunosuke, as well as for roles in two other films) tied for Best Supporting actor with Teruyuki Kagawa.

Music

Nabbie's Love
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedNovember 26, 1999
GenreSoundtrack
LabelBMG
Michael Nyman chronology
The Commissar Vanishes
(1999)
Nabbie's Love
(1999)
The End of the Affair
(1999)

The film's music is an eclectic mix of Japanese, English, and Irish influences.

References

  1. ^ a b Chua, Dennis (February 20, 2007). "Okinawa dreaming". New Straits Times. ProQuest 271992753. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via ProQuest.